PEORIA, Ariz. — On a day of resounding shots off the bat from Salt River, Colt Keith’s mammoth 459-foot homer stood out above the rest. The sixth-ranked Tigers prospect collected his first AFL roundtripper amidst a 15-run deluge of offense which saw the Rafters knock off the Javelinas at Peoria Sports Complex. “Definitely the best
Only a few days after the Detroit Tigers hired Rob Metzler away from the Tampa Bay Rays as the Vice-President and Assistant General Manager to run the scouting department, Metzler now has his scouting director. The Tigers raided another good organization to find their man, hiring long-time San Diego Padres scouting director, Mark Conner, to
The Detroit Tigers have a new scouting director. Mark Conner, who has worked for the San Diego Padres since 2010, has been hired as the Tigers’ amateur scouting director under new assistant general manager Rob Metzler, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on Saturday. Conner served as the Padres’ scouting director
The Detroit Tigers starting rotation underwent quite the amount of adversity in 2022. They were nearly 20 pitchers down the list of players who made at least one start on the season. Injuries decimated the rotation the whole time.
Game 1: 10/28/2022- Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Pitching Matchup: RHP Justin Verlander vs. RHP Aaron Nola Game 2: 10/29/2022- Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX Pitching Matchup: LHP Framber Valdez vs. RHP Zack Wheeler Game 3: 10/31/2022- Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA Pitching Matchup: TBH Game 4: 11/01/2022- Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA Pitching Matchup:
Tigers pitching prospect Dylan Smith impressed in his first season of professional baseball following a standout collegiate career at the University of Alabama.
The Detroit Tigers re-signed left-handed reliever Miguel Del Pozo, who has pitched in 89 games out of the bullpen for Triple-A Toledo over the past two seasons, this week to a minor league contract with an invitation to MLB spring training. The 30-year-old pitched five games for the Tigers in 2021 but didn’t reach the
The Detroit Tigers re-signed left-handed reliever Miguel Del Pozo, who has pitched in 89 games out of the bullpen for Triple-A Toledo over the past two seasons, on Friday to a minor-league contract. It’s unclear if he received an invitation to MLB spring training. The 30-year-old pitched five games for the Tigers in 2021 but
Well, we’re finally here. The 2022 World Series is set, and there’s no shortage of storylines for Detroit Tigers fans. This year’s battle for the Commissioner’s trophy sees the Philadelphia Phillies taking on the Houston Astros. Both teams have Detroit Tigers ties. But before we dive into the matchup, let’s see what happened to the…
Willi Castro wasn’t mad when the Detroit Tigers removed him from the shortstop position early in the 2021 season. As his development continued, he actually took a liking to his new role, featuring a multitude of responsibilities. The 25-year-old sees himself as a more valuable player. “I really feel comfortable in every position that I
This summer, the Detroit Tigers went out and drafted infielder Jace Jung with the 12th selection of the 2022 MLB Draft. After being drafted, he was able to join the organization and make his debut with the team’s farm system.
The Detroit Tigers haven’t won the World Series since 1984, with just two appearances since: 2006, in which they lost in five games to the St. Louis Cardinals, and 2012, in which they were swept by the San Francisco Giants. With the 2022 Fall Classic starting Friday, featuring the Houston Astros representing the American League
The Tigers have re-signed left-hander Miguel Del Pozo to a minor league deal, according to his transaction tracker at MLB.com. Del Pozo, 30, appeared in the majors with the Angels in 2019 and the Pirates in 2020. He was able to reach free agency prior to 2021 and signed a minor league deal with the
The finalists for the American and National League Silver Slugger Awards — honoring the top offensive players at each position — were announced Thursday by Louisville Slugger. The winners will be revealed on Thursday, Nov. 10, during a one-hour show on MLB Network, which begins at 6 p.m. ET. MLB managers and coaches vote for
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On Friday, it’ll have been been 10 years to the day since the Tigers last played in the World Series. It was a frigid Sunday night in downtown Detroit in 2012, Oct. 28, when just about 10 minutes before midnight, Miguel Cabrera took a fastball right down the middle for strike three, setting off a
The Detroit Tigers’ offseason will be long, and there will be a lot of changes. With Scott Harris continuing to get the wheels turning on an offseason of changes. The Tigers have a new leader at the organization’s helm, and he will not play favorites.
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Scott Harris joked Tuesday that he started thinking about the Tigers’ offseason plans about a minute after his introductory press conference as president of baseball operations ended, and continued
Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has been busy the last few days, letting go of longtime assistant GM David Chadd and several people on the training staff, as well as hiring Rob Metzler to be the team’s new assistant GM and de facto scouting director. But he has yet to hire a…